‘Real Time With Bill Maher’ , to Return Without Writers.<br />Maher will be the first late-night host to resume <br />his show amid the WGA strike, Deadline reports. .<br />Maher will be the first late-night host to resume <br />his show amid the WGA strike, Deadline reports. .<br />He took to social media on Sept. 13 <br />to make the announcement. .<br />'Real Time' is coming back, unfortunately, sans writers or writing. <br />It has been five months, and it is time <br />to bring people back to work, Bill Maher, via X.<br />The writers have important issues that I sympathize with, and hope they are addressed to their satisfaction, but they are not the only people with issues, problems, and concerns. , Bill Maher, via X.<br />Maher went on to say that much of his staff outside <br />of the writers is struggling to make ends meet.<br />I love my writers, I am one of them, <br />but I’m not prepared to lose an entire year and see so many below-the-line <br />people suffer so much, Bill Maher, via X.<br />Maher said that he "will honor the spirit <br />of the strike by not doing a monologue, <br />desk piece, New Rules or editorial.".<br />He also admitted that the show "will not be as good as our normal show," but it "will not disappoint.".<br />An original episode of 'Real Time with <br />Bill Maher' will air on Sept. 22 at 10 p.m.<br />WGA called Maher's decision "disappointing" <br />and plans to picket the show, Deadline reports. .<br />WGA called Maher's decision "disappointing" <br />and plans to picket the show, Deadline reports. .<br />Drew Barrymore, who recently announced that her show would be coming back as well, has also been picketed by WGA
